API Method /users/get

Given a user ID, returns the user data associated with that user. See http://www.eventful.com/users/eventor for an example interface.

Arguments

authentication
This method controls access via authentication.
id string
The ID of the requested user.
list-counts integer
List counts of user activity. Set to 1 to display this data. (optional)

Example Request

Here's an example request URL:

http://api.eventful.com/rest/users/get?...&id=mruser

Output Parameters

Output from this function is an XML block with the following constructs.
username string
The user's username.
bio string
The user's description/bio.
hometown string
The user's hometown.
first_name string
The user's first name.
last_name string
The user's last name.
interests string
The user's interests.
registration_date string
The date and time the user was registered into Eventful. In the form of yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss.nnnnnn (e.g. "2005-09-12 17:32:16.762752")
reputation string
The user's reputation. Default: 1. (Not fully implemented yet.)
counts
A list of counts of user activity
demands integer
Number of demands the user has joined.
events integer
Number of events the user has created.
calendars integer
Number of calendars the user has created.
groups integer
Number of groups that the user belongs to.
events_going integer
Number of events the user is planning to attend.
venues integer
Number of venues the user has created.
venue_comments integer
Number of venue comments the user has created.
event_comments integer
Number of event comments the user has created.
demand_comments integer
Number of demand comments the user has created.
friends integer
Number of friends of the user.
family integer
Number of family contacts.
contacts integer
Number of contacts the user has added.
images
A list of images associated with the user's buddy icon. Each image entry has the following structure:
id integer
Image id is the unique identifier for an image.
url string
The image URL.
width integer
The image width, in pixels.
height integer
The image height, in pixels.
caption string
The image caption. A short description of the image.
links
A list of links associated with the user. Each link entry has the following structure:
id integer
This ID is the unique identifer for a link.
url string
The URL of this link.
type string
The link type id corresponding to a link type string as in the following list.
description string
The link description or name.
create_time string
Time the Link was added. In the form of yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss.nnnnnn (e.g. "2005-09-12 17:32:16.762752").
locales
A list of locales that a user has associated with. See "Saved Locations" under user preferences.
id integer
The unique id of the locale.
name string
The text designation of the locale.
modified string
Timestamp this locale was last modified . In the form of yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss.nnnnnn (e.g. "2005-09-12 17:32:16.762752") .
going
A list of events the user has marked as "going to." Each event entry has the following structure:
id integer
The event id.
title string
The event title.
start_time string
The event start time, in ISO 8601 format (e.g. "2005-03-01 19:00:00").
stop_time string
The event stop time, if any, in ISO 8601 format (e.g. "2005-03-01 19:00:00").
description string
The event description.

Example XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<user>
  <username>mruser</username>
  <bio>...</bio>
  <hometown>San Diego, CA</hometown>
  <first_name>Mr.</first_name>
  <last_name>User</last_name>
  <interests>...</interests>
  <registration_date>2005-09-12 17:32:16.762752</registration_date>
  <reputation>1</reputation>
  <images>
    <image id="890">
      <url>http://images.evdb.com/images/small/m/mruser.jpg</url>
      <width>48</width>
      <height>48</height>
      <caption></caption>
    </image>
    ...
  </images>
  <links>
    <link id="65">
    <url>http://mruser.com</url>
    <type>Website</type>
    <description>http://mruser.com</description>
    <create_time>2005-10-10 15:09:45.547389</create_time>
    </link>
  </links>
  <locales>
    <locale id="781">
      <name>la jolla</name>
      <modified>2005-09-21 16:18:13.341153</modified>
    </locale>
    ...
  </locales>
  <going>
    <event id="E0-001-000289059-4">
      <title>ArtPower! @ UCSD: KRONOS QUARTET</title>
      <start_time>2005-11-09 20:00:00</start_time>
      <stop_time></stop_time>
      <description>...</description>
    </event>
    ...
  </going>
</user>

Error Codes

This method may return these errors in an error document:

Authentication error
The specified user was not found or provided invalid credentials.
Missing parameter
A required parameter was not provided.
Not found
There is no user with the specified identifier.